by James Ritch | Oct 17, 2019 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Northampton public school officials spoke with parents and community members Oct. 10 to make it easier to swallow the decision not to give all students free breakfast and lunch this year through a U.S. Department of Agriculture program called the...
by James Ritch | Oct 17, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — A 20-year-old Keller woman was charged last week with being an accessory to murder and robbery in connection with the shooting death of Alvin Lee “Derek” Rogers, of Belle Haven, according to records filed in Accomack General District Court....
by James Ritch | Oct 17, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — A skull, believed to have belonged to a human child, was found in the surf Sunday on Metompkin Island by a resident who was walking along the beach. Sheriff Todd Godwin said the skull was found “around lunchtime” and was brought to the police...
by James Ritch | Oct 10, 2019 | Headlines
Story by Stefanie Jackson – Photo by Connie Morrison – The lack of affordable housing on the Eastern Shore has long been acknowledged by Accomack and Northampton elected officials, yet a regional housing needs assessment has not been conducted in nearly 20 years,...
by James Ritch | Oct 10, 2019 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – The Northampton County Education Foundation (NCEF) raised around $22,000 this year to fund Northampton public school projects that otherwise wouldn’t have been possible, Superintendent Eddie Lawrence said at the organization’s third annual State...
by James Ritch | Oct 10, 2019 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Exmore will soon have its own billboard to welcome visitors to the home of New Ravenna – the luxury tile manufacturer doing business worldwide – but not every business owner in town welcomes the idea. “That sign is an advertisement for New...
